An environmental contaminant, benzo(a)pyrene, induces oxidative stress-mediated interleukin-8 production in human keratinocytes via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway
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An environmental contaminant, benzo(a)pyrene, induces oxidative stress-mediated interleukin-8 production in human keratinocytes via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway
Abstract
Background: Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is an environmental contaminant found in cigarette smoke. It is well known that cigarette smoking exacerbates interleukin-8 (IL-8)-related inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, palmoplantar pustulosis and acne. Although BaP has been shown to exert its biological effects via the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) signaling pathway, the mechanism of its inflammatory effects on skin remains unanswered.
Objective: To elucidate whether or not BaP cause AhR activation and subsequent oxidative stress leading to IL-8 production in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs).
Methods: NHEKs exposed to BaP were analyzed. Immunofluorescence, real-time PCR, Western blotting, ELISA, reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection using H2DCFDA and RNA interference using si (small interfering) RNA were employed.
Results: Immunofluorescence analysis clearly demonstrated that BaP induced nuclear translocation of AhR from cytoplasm. The AhR activation subsequently induced CYP1A1 mRNA and protein expression in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, ROS and IL-8 production were coordinately augmented by BaP, whereas this was not the case in IL-1α, IL-6, TNF-α or GM-CSF production. Knockdown of AhR expression using siRNA transfection inhibited BaP-induced-ROS and IL-8 production, suggesting that these responses are strongly dependent on the AhR signaling pathway. Furthermore, the addition of N-acetyl cystein or catalase cancelled the IL-8 production by BaP, indicating that ROS production is essential for IL-8 production.
Results: This data highlights AhR-ROS-dependent regulation of IL-8 in NHEKs by BaP, providing a plausible explanation, at least in part, for why cigarette smoking exacerbates IL-8-related skin diseases such as psoriasis, palmoplantar pustulosis and acne.
Copyright © 2011 Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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